What do two N.F.L. quarterbacks who happen to be brothers talk about when one of them is playing in the Super Bowl at the other’s home stadium?

Home-field tactics? The wind? The turf? Where to park? Which shower head in the locker room has the hottest water?

Don’t be silly.

They talk tickets. As in, how many can you get me?

Eli Manning told his brother Peyton he would help him in any way needed as Peyton prepared to play in Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium on Feb. 2.

Perhaps Peyton wanted to visit some New York City museums? Or the opera? Certainly, Eli could arrange for a dinner reservation or two.

No, the chief request was tickets.

“He had a number for me,” Eli said Thursday of Peyton’s ticket request. “And I hit it. Unless he’s got a few more surprises, I’m O.K.”

So unless Peyton screams “Omaha” and calls an audible demanding 15 more tickets, Eli has done his job.

There is a lot of pressure and anxiety when it comes to the Super Bowl. Some of it even involves the playing of the game. But long before Peyton Manning’s Denver Broncos face the Seattle Seahawks, there is the ticket grab.

“Helping him with the tickets will take some of the stress off him,” Eli Manning said in a conference call with reporters. “It takes some of the burden off him.”

The Mannings are not first-time contestants in this pregame contest. Eli has played in two Super Bowls. This will be Peyton’s third.

In 2012, Eli played in a Super Bowl at what was then Peyton’s home stadium in Indianapolis. The brothers have learned that what matters is keeping family and friends happy — because everyone from your fourth-grade teacher to your favorite barista comes out of the woodwork during the Super Bowl buildup.

Each needs only one ticket. Unless two are available. Or four.

Meanwhile, a ticket in the upper deck was selling for about $2,500 online Thursday.

“Having been through this before,” Eli said, “you want to get this done this week and get it done as early as possible. You want everything to be solved for you before you get to the city where you’re playing.”

Eli thinks he is on track. Once Peyton is in town — the Broncos are staying in Jersey City and conducting interviews with the news media on a cruise ship docked next to their hotel — Eli might give his brother some tips that pertain to the game, he said.

Eli played Denver’s opponent, the Seahawks, in December. And Eli has thrown hundreds of passes in MetLife Stadium.

“I can give him any information I have about Seattle; I’ll be happy to give him some tips,” Eli said.

That conversation may not exactly be a game changer. The Giants were trounced by the Seahawks, 23-0. After the game, Giants Coach Tom Coughlin called the Giants’ offensive effort “pathetic.”

So while that talk might be brief, Eli said he would be able to help with the vicissitudes of playing inside MetLife.

“I might have a few things,” he said. “There is some local knowledge.”

Eli declined to elaborate on any of that insight because, he said, he did not want his tips to help Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson.

“I’ll tell Peyton in private,” Eli said.

Otherwise, Eli seemed to be focused on playing the good host and helpful little brother. He insisted that Peyton, who has won one Super Bowl and lost one, did not need a second Super Bowl victory to cement his legacy as one of the best quarterbacks in N.F.L. history.

“He’s already created his own legacy,” Eli said. “He’s set records and been on a lot of playoff teams. I don’t think it’s something he’s worried about.

“There will always be arguments about who’s the best, and if you’re in that argument, you’ve already created your legacy. But he’s not thinking about that. He’s competitive. He’s trying to win the game.”

Eli, who has played more than 75 regular-season games in New Jersey, said the only football game he had attended in the state as a spectator was on Jan. 4, 2003, when Peyton’s Indianapolis Colts visited the old Giants Stadium to play the Jets in a first-round playoff game.

“Besides that,” he said, “this will be the only time I’ll be in the seats watching.”

Eli will be hoping for a more enjoyable result than the last time. The Jets shut out Peyton’s Colts, 41-0.

“It’s a little nerve-racking,” Eli said of rooting for his brother. “I don’t get nervous playing in football games. I do get nervous watching my brother play.”

But he will apparently have some peace of mind. At least the ticket situation is settled.

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